.Firstly many MANY thks for all that has given me tips / advice and your thoughts on my search for my 1st Skoda.

But, special thks for those (u know who u are! ) who pulled me away from the edge of just about to buy a Toyota Auris Hybrid! :thumbup:

But, finally I have found my baby!
I called her Audrey - coz it sounds a bit like the Aubergine colour she is....

...just a few pics when we went to see her and sealed the deal




As u can see - NOT the best of times to inspect the bodywork!!! :S


















These looked normal?
Not too rusty or oily?

Edited 27 December, 201312 yr by Chan110

Looks like you got an excellent deal there, Chan

Everything on my wishlist if money had not been an object. 10 plate with those spec and miles at that price - you got a good deal!

Cheers KSR!

Its got the heated windscreen which i really really wanted!

And Park Assit!

Christmas have come late for me - but its well worth the wait!!! :-)

Looks a cracking car, well from what I can see anyway!

Hopefully you got a good deal and it had everything you wanted.

Don't know about you but this looks like a Superb with Merc CLS type rear!!!!

Lol Coops!

It still a saloon/hatchback!

But i do agree its looks awesome with tht snow load :-)

Did you get all that for your original budget? If so you got an excellent deal.

Did you get all that for your original budget? If so you got an excellent deal.

Thks Spence!

It was Below budget! :-)

But the dealer wouldnt budge from the asking price :-(

So we didnt get much out of the deal.

Still i got the toys i wanted!!!

Heated Windscreen + Park Assist + Electric Sunroof!

Your engine bay pictures certainly look just like my old car, with a little bit of rust and oil. I'd not worry, but then I'm no mechanic!

Definitely looks a good deal. That rust on the fuel filter housing is a known weakness (on the Octavia anyway) and as the lid can't be bought without the full housing it is quite a pricey repair. Worth popping some rust inhibitor such as Kurust on there before it gets any worse.

Adam

Thks Spence!

Thks Adam - will paint some rust-inhibitor thingy on it!

So thts wot it is: Fuel filter

Well the housing for it yes. To be honest yours is not that bad so a drop of kurust will make it fine.

Well the housing for it yes. To be honest yours is not that bad so a drop of kurust will make it fine.

Thks Adam!

I happen to have a small bottle of Kurust for stone chips on my other car! :-)

Does anyone know how SENSITIVE the touchscreen is?

I felt it was more of the RESISTIVE touch screen thn

the more expensive CAPACITIVE touchscreen.

I say thg coz i had to PUSH to make my selections!! Eeek!

I don't specifically know the answer to your question but mine got more responsive with a firmware upgrade - lots of info on here and my-gti.com about that:see http://www.my-gti.com/3374/volkswagen-rns-510-firmware-upgrade-and-information for starters, or trawl the octavia and superb sections here.

If you can press and hold setup for about half a minute it MAY tell you your firmware, failing that you will need a VCDS scan.

Adam

The touch screen is not capacitive and does require some prodding to make it work.

Nice car by the way.

And there should be some grey plastic caps covering the wheel nuts, noticed they seem to be missing.

Thks Adam - will chk out tht link later!

Thks Mannyo - thts it! The touchscreen needs prodding!

Is tht normal?

Yes - will ask for some dust caps whn i pick up Audrey nx week! Thks!

We also couldnt get the MDI (MP3 cable) to work with the iPhone :-(

Not tried the AUX socket.

Not check if rear passenger brolly is still there.

Has a full 16" spare! :-)

Is the shark fin aerial standard?

Some cars i see has a normal aerial screw INTO the shark fjn! Eeek!

My old man who works at a Skoda dealer says the Columbus does not like Iphones<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk whilst in a taxi rank<br />

Edited 22 January, 201313 yr by jonnie5

Seems like a bargain for a tenner...

Runs.

Seems like a bargain for a tenner...

Runs.

I dont understand?

Pls enlighten me!

My old man who works at a Skoda dealer says the Columbus does not like Iphones<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk whilst in a taxi rank<br />

I thought someone on here said the bluetooth dont work with iphones?!!

I dont understand?

Pls enlighten me!

Have another look at the first pic you posted

From the bit of your aerial I can see that is not covered in snow this looks the same as that fitted as standard to my 12 plate car

I can confirm that screen on Columbus is more of a prodscreen than touchscreen, but the SD card slot is a great feature. I've got all my music on one 16Gb card, so no need to bother with cables or bluetooth (although playing music from phone via bluetooth connection works fine with Nexus 4 and with my old HTC Desire).

Congratulations on your purchase and enjoy!

Thks Mike!

Lol - yes i understand now.

£10, thn Paul runs away to hide! :-)

Cheeky devil, him - lol

Thks again for your helpful input.

I will remember the terminology; PRODScreen :-)

It does indeed look nice… and in the best colour combination for the Superb IMO (Rosso Brunello / Ivory leather / wood trim) this is the colour I would of chose if

a/ I didn’t have to park it near a dusty car park and

b/ I could get away with ivory leather

Get some Dr. Leather wipes and the steering wheel and DSG knob will come up lovely again, so will the seats.

When was it built? pre May 2010 cars do not connect to an iPhone without the module under the drivers seat being upgraded, post May 2010 cars didn’t have the brolly as std (they dropped it from the spec list for a year).

Cheers Martin!

We have the same taste! :-)

I think its registered Mar2010.

So will chk if it has the brolly whn i pick her up nx week!

Will chk out Dr Leather - thks!

So apart from changes in 59-plate (DLRs etc)

There was another change in spec from May2010?

Do u know wot else was changed?

Thks